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A flyer calling for supporters of striking workers to attend a solidarity rally for Somma Waterbed workers.
A flyer publicizing a rally in support of striking workers at the Somma mattress factory in Los Angeles, 1985.
Small (1 inch square) handmade etching of a picket line of service workers with the downtown L.A. skyline behind them.
A hand-made etching depicts a march of service workers. This tiny work of art (about 1 inch square) is part of the UNITE HERE Local 11 records.
Try-fold pamphlet cover reads: "How the City of Los Angeles Subsidizes Poverty and How the Taxpayers End Up Paying for It." It features two images - one the downtown LA skyline, the other an elderly grandmother and her grand baby.
“How the City of Los Angeles Subsidizes Poverty and How the Taxpayers End Up Paying for It” (c. 1996)
A flyer calling for volunteers to register voters during the Jobs with Peace campaign
Recruitment flyer from Southern California Unions for Jobs with Peace, 1984.
White paper flyer features a cartoon character in a luchadore outfit, mustache and bald spot between two figures sitting on benches. The banner at the top reads "Seguro Médico? Si se puede!" Both of the seated figures are thinking about their health insurance and Mop Man tells them the union is the answer. "Mop Man y Local 399," it says at the bottom, "luchando for tus derechos!"
Pamphlet featuring the “Mopman,” a superhero championing the cause of janitors.
Infographic titled "Contract Settlement" with black background, white text on hot pink boxes and yellow arrows connecting. The graphic illustrates the ratification process moving from left to right with a series of choices/options that send the viewer on different paths. Under text reading "Start here" is the first box reading "BT reaches tentative agreement and recommends it to members." The final box (top right corner) reads "Contract adopted, strike ends."
A chart shared with UAW members during the 2022-23 strike shows the process of reaching a contract settlement. Contributed by UC Berkeley.
Printed flyer with headline: "Mitin de solidaridad a obreros en lucha - Miércoles 4 de Septiembre de 12:00 a la 1:00pm - 3760 Union Pacific Ave. (1 cuardo al sur de Olympic a Indiana)". A description follows about the members of the ILGWU local 512 and their reasons for striking. At the bottom is a picture of those members holding a large banner reading "HUELGA - STRIKE" - in between is says "Los trabajadores de Somma necesitan su apoyo! ASISTE!" - at the very bottom of the flier are logos from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union - 675 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California 90057
ILGWU flyer for a Rally in Support of Striking workers at Somma Waterbeds.
Orange flyer reads "On Strike to Protect Our Rights!" and features two images of women, the first with her child in a stroller on the picket line, the second working as a janitor with a large cart.
Justice for Janitors strike flyer, 1990
A hand painted lunch menu from the Strike Kitchen set up in front of UCLA's Bunche Hall. Contributed by UCLA. Menu reads: "Fried Fruiting Community Rice" (with a drawing of a bowl of fried rice), "Cops Off Kale Salad (Uncertain Heft)" (with a drawing of a bowl of salad), "54K Falafel Sandwiches" (with a drawing of a falafel), "Veggie Chili Out & Don't Grade Your Finals" (with a drawing of a bowl of chili), "Sikh Student Association Feast" (with a drawing of a pot with steam and a bowl of something also steaming), and "Decompose the UC - Cops off Campus" (surrounded by mushrooms).
A hand painted lunch menu from the Strike Kitchen set up in front of UCLA’s Bunche Hall. Contributed by UCLA.
Black and White flyer in support of LACMA Janitors. The banner at the top reads, "Friday Night at the Museum -- Janitor Jazz presents Mopman vs. Marriott," and features two caricature drawings, one of a luchador character with a mustache and superhero outfit (Mopman) and the other, a scowling man in a suit carrying a bat labelled F. Marriott. At the bottom of the flyer, large text reads "Mopman, and his trusty assistants, say "No More union-busting contractors paid for by taxpayers!" and "I support LACMA janitors"
Justice for Janitors campaign flyer handed out at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Purple and white flyer includes headshots of 30 workers with names and jobs listed. At the top, in a purple box, it reads "We are the UNION Organizing Committee -- Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel." In the middle of the photos, another lighter purple box reads "We believe that all the employees at the Loews hotel need a Union. We are strong and united and we are not afraid. It is our right to organize a Union."
Rank-and-file union leaders at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
English language flyer calling for new leadership in HERE Local 11
Campaign literature from the United Workers of HERE Local 11, a rank-and-file group that challenged the union’s leadership in 1978. Supported by the ACLU, the group won the right of non-citizens to run for office in the union, but lost the election.
Meme of Mr. Bean constructed as a four part series. In the top left quadrant, Mr. Bean stands arms akimbo in a field of talk mustard plants. He is labeled "rank and file" and the image is labeled "waiting on a COLA." In the top right quadrant, Mr. Bean (once again labeled rank and file) is checking his watch. The image is labeled "waiting on disability access." In the bottom left, Mr. Bean has sat down on the ground and picks apart one of the pieces of tall mustard grass and the image is labeled "waiting on dependent care." In the final quadrant, bottom right, he is lying down completely, his eyes closed, and the image is labeled "waiting on a living wage."
UAW members and supporters shared thousands of online images, charts, and ideas including this meme expressing disappointment that the contract failed to include a cost of living adjustment (COLA). Contributed by UC Merced.
Black and white comic titled "Trabajador Immigrante - Conoce Tus Derechos!" (Immigrant Workers - Know Your Rights!" created by SEIU Local 399 Justice for Janitors. In it, the cartoon superhero Mop Man explains workers' rights in relation to identification, and provides contact information for National Immigration Law Center.
The cartoon superhero Mop Man explains workers’ rights in relation to identification, and provides contact information for National Immigration Law Center.
Yellow flyer for an event featuring a wood block illustration of a woman being dragged away by military men, white doves landing nearby. The flyer reads "Building Sustainable Peace in Guatemala, The Union Perspective" and was produced by SEIU Local 399.
Flyer for event on Guatemalan civil war held at SEIU Local 399
Flyer for march to to save jobs at GM Van Nuys, 1983
A flyer calling for a march of union members and community allies to save jobs at the General Motors factory in Van Nuys, California, 1983
Flyer reads "Restore Strength and Dignity to Our Union -- Vote April for Responsible Leadership - Quinn, Cronyn, Ruiz." There are checkmarks next to the names and an explanation in between.
Campaign flyer for HERE Local 11 leadership election in 1978 points to declining union power.
Black and white flyer reads "CODIL - Asamblea General. Fecha: Sabado 3 de Junio 1978; Hora: 3:30pm; Lugar: Colegio de Leyes del Pueblo 2228 W. 7th St. frente al parque Mc Arthur cerca de Alvarado st. - Agenda - Invitados; Presentación sobre las recientes victorias contra la migra, por los obreros de Pat & Sons y Sibicca; Sobre la formación de los Comités Contra La Migra -- fuera la migration de las fabricas" At the bottom, CODIL's address is listed as 1523 E. Brooklyn Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90033
After successfully halting the deportation of over 100 shoeworkers at the Sbicca shoe factory in El Monte, activists called for meeting to recruit more factory committees. Courtesy of the Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries
a Black and white flyer features a comic under the banner "MOPMAN". In it, "Mopman," a superhero championing the cause of janitors, narrates a day in the life of a janitor--waking up early and taking public transit to work where he is exposed to dangerous chemicals--and declares, "the union fights for your rights."
An organizing cartoon depicts the daily injustices experienced by janitors.
White paper flyer with black text reads "Stop the cooperation between the police and the INS -- Protest 8:30am, LAPD headquarters - Parker Center - March 9:30 am from the Parker Center to the City Council - DATE Tuesday, October 16, 1990. For more information call CHIRLA". The Flyer also includes two cartoons of police arresting people.
Immigrant rights advocates protested the close relationship between the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 1990.
A memorandum appealing for support of the California Immigrant Workers Association. Banner at the top reads "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Relations" The memo is addressed to "All Unions and Councils" and dated March 30, 1994.
David Sickler and Jose De Paz appeal to fellow union leaders to continue funding the California Immigrant Workers Association.
A diagram describing the links between organized labor, the peace movement, and the women's and civil rights movements.
A diagram from Los Angeles Jobs with Peace describes the campaign’s political strategy.